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About Gazipur Village

Gazipur is a small village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 225 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Khanna
Pincode 141401
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 225
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Gazipur is the 61st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Gazipur

Gazipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gazipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gazipur from other places

Gazipur lies about 34 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 5.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gazipur
Nearest railway station Chawapail 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanna 10 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 34 km

Villages closest to Gazipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanna tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gazipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazipur village had a population of 437. That makes it the 61st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Gazipur village has 225 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazipur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Gazipur is 141401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gazipur covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gazipur falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gazipur is Chawapail, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gazipur.

Gazipur is about 34 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gazipur is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chawapail is about 5.7 km away. Khanna is about 10 km away. Ludhiana is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bir Kishan Singh (under 2 km), Ghungrali (1.8 km) and Chakohi (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gazipur today is likely to be higher.

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